Agency - Healthcare Assistant

Emerald Nursing Limited; Galway; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay (Friday)

Section 38 specialist rates

Long-term placements

Wide setting variety

Total diary control

Frontend client portfolio

Job summary

Emerald Nursing Limited in Galway seeks experienced Healthcare Assistants for long-term placements across residential, day services and community settings. Earn competitive hourly rates under Section 38 and enjoy weekly pay, with consistent resident teams and flexible work patterns.

We match HCAs to settings that fit experience and professional development, offering premium rates that recognise the professional grade of the work and a choice of full-time, part-time, weekend or block shifts.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 in Healthcare is required.
• Minimum 6 months recent experience in Irish disability, residential or community social care services.
• Up-to-date mandatory trainings including CPR and moving and handling.

Skills

6 months experience in Irish care

Strong clinical references

Full driving licence

Eligibility to work in Ireland

CPR & moving & handling

Garda vetting clearance

Education

QQI Level 5 in Healthcare

Job description

Agency - Healthcare Assistant (AGENC96641) Galway, Republic of Ireland

Salary: EUR19 - EUR27 per hour + Holiday Pay, Weekly Pay

Emerald Nursing is recruiting experienced HCAs in Galway.

We match HCAs to settings that fit their experience, that suit their professional development, and that they will want to return to — long-term placements rather than scattered cover, at premium rates that recognise the professional grade of the work.

WHY EXPERIENCED HCAs CHOOSE EMERALD NURSING

• Section 38 specialist tier rates — your professional grade properly recognised in the hourly rate.
• Leading client portfolio — Ireland's leading national Section 38 intellectual disability service providers, with mature residential, day, respite and community services.
• Long-term placements — stable rosters with the same residents and teams over months. Continuity, not scattered cover.
• Wide setting variety — residential, day services, respite, community. Choose the work that fits your practice.
• Weekly Friday pay — Paid every week.
• Total diary control — full-time, part-time, weekend-only or block work — your call, every time.
• Sector-specialist desk — coordinators who specialise in Section 38 placements

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• QQI Level 5 in Healthcare.
• Minimum 6 months recent experience within Irish disability, residential or community social care services.
• Strong clinical references.
• Must have full driving licence
• Eligibility to work in Ireland.
• Up-to-date mandatory trainings,
• CPR and patient moving and handling.
• Garda vetting and occupational health clearance — we arrange both.

ABOUT EMERALD NURSING

Emerald Nursing is a Dublin-headquartered specialist healthcare staffing agency. We supply registered nurses, specialist clinicians and healthcare assistants into Ireland's most preeminent private hospitals, HSE teaching hospitals, national specialist centres, leading Section 38 services and the country's leading independent psychiatric hospital. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).